Social Media’s Impact on Politics and Public Opinion
Social Networks in Politics
Social networks are one of the main ways of expressing public opinion. Social media has provided a newer, more direct forum in which politicians talk to people. Social media’s biggest impact on politics has more to do with them listening. In politics, presidents and presidential candidates have long reached people through national television and rallies. But until recently, talking to politicians meant writing a letter one could only pray would reach its intended audience,
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Painting of the Quattrocento Florence
Building upon the foundations laid by Giotto, the artists of the Quattrocento sought to master volume, perspective, proportions, and the interplay of light. While architecture and sculpture reached their zenith during this period, painting continued its evolution, culminating in the artistic achievements of the Cinquecento.
Key Painters of the Italian Quattrocento
Fra Angelico:
A devoutly religious painter, Fra Angelico prioritized the spiritual message of his art
Understanding Knowledge: Epistemology, Language, and Reality
Item 3: Truth and Reality
1. Knowledge
Epistemology is the branch of philosophy that deals with the analysis of knowledge. It seeks to determine its origin, the methods for obtaining it, and the limits of what we can know.
The concept of knowledge:
To approach its definition, we can compare it with similar concepts:
- Opinion: Subjective findings. It is usually an assessment of reality or how it should be, based on our interests and beliefs. Opinions are not usually supported by strong reasons.
- Belief:
Delacroix’s Liberty Leading the People: Art Analysis
The Art of Dating and the Avant-Garde
The art of the 19th century saw two trends: Goya, leading to the avant-garde. According to Calvo Serraller, the avant-garde was a movement that appeared in the last third of the nineteenth century based on thematic, aesthetic, and plastic breaks.
Art tended to have an academic trend (like Goya), a transgressive trend, and was withheld from reality.
Movements of the 19th Century
Romanticism
Romanticism was a literary, political, artistic, and cultural movement beginning
Read MoreSpanish Baroque Sculpture: Fernández, Montañés, and Salzillo
The Castilian School
The most prominent figure is Gregorio Fernández, an author of Galician origin who worked in Valladolid. He was the creator of highly successful iconographic types, such as the Reclining Christ, the Crucified Christ, and Immaculate Conceptions.
Features of his work include high pathos and excessive naturalism, achieved through artificial crystal tears, hairs, wounds, and dripping blood.
Notable works include the Altarpiece of the Cathedral of Plasencia and the Baptism of Christ.
Read MoreEuropean and Spanish Literary Avant-Garde Movements
European Literary Avant-Garde Movements
A general trait of European literary avant-garde movements is a willingness to experiment, develop new art forms, and express hostility towards tradition. They often displayed an unsentimental approach. These avant-gardes promoted their ideas through manifestos published in literary magazines, where they critiqued official art and asserted their new aesthetics. The most relevant avant-garde movements include:
Expressionism (1910-1925)
Developing most vigorously
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